Following the latest Welsh Government announcement we are glad to be able to move forward with the resumption of modified outdoor children’s netball for those clubs that have completed the #NetsGetReady Checklist and schools who have familiarised themselves with the modified rules of netball. Outdoor modified netball for under 18s can begin from Saturday 27 […]
Category: Community
Safeguarding a Top Priority with Launch of New Platform in 2021
We are pleased to share the news that we have partnered with MyConcern, an award-winning digital safeguarding platform, which will make it easier for club welfare officers (CWO’s) in Wales to report any concerning signs or behaviour regarding children or vulnerable adults at their clubs. The MyConcern platform will enable the discreet, instantaneous reporting of […]
NEW: Welsh Government Update
UPDATED 5PM ON WEDNESDAY 17 MARCH: Following consultations today with Welsh Government, WSA and Sport Wales, we as a sector are awaiting additional information from Welsh Government regarding age ranges, group sizes and other key factors which impact the safe return to netball for children. We will provide an update as soon as we are […]
Welsh Netball Launches Online Club Forums
We are thrilled to be launching our new virtual Club Forums next month! The Club Forums will be opportunities for any netball club in Wales, regardless of where they are based, to join a live conversation with Welsh Netball staff. We will be running five Club Forums in the coming 12 months and these will […]
Welsh Netball Launches Umpire Steering Group
Recently, Welsh Netball launched a new nationwide Umpiring Steering Group to help determine the direction of Wales’ netball umpiring pathway and strategy. We were delighted by the number of expressions of interest we received in response to launching the group. The group itself met for the first time in January 2021 and saw a number […]
‘Netball Nights In’ Returns for 2021
Following on from the success of Our ‘Netball Nights In’ initiative during Wales’ firebreak lockdown, ‘Netball Nights In Take 2’ returns for the start of 2021. For as long as Wales remains in Level 4 Coronavirus restrictions, we will be running two digital ‘Netball Nights In’ activities per week free to access, for our netball […]
Updated: Tier 4 Restrictions
This article has been updated to reflect the move to tier 4 restrictions that was brought forward from the 24th December to the 19th December Welsh Netball will continue to work with the Welsh Government via the Welsh Sports Association throughout December and January as Wales is poised to move to Level 4 Covid-19 restrictions; […]
Cil-y-Coed Netball Club in Spotlight for Kindness
We have been blown away by the commitment, kindness and creativity of netball clubs up and down Wales over the past few months. Faced with closed courts and lockdown restrictions, you have met these challenges with a positive, can-do attitude that makes Welsh Netball very proud. This week, we are highlighting the work of Cil-y-Coed […]
Christmas Opening Hours
The Welsh Netball staff team will be taking a well earned break over the Christmas period. Our ‘home offices’ will be closing on Wednesday December 23 at 5pm and re-opening on Monday January 4 2021 from 9am. The phone lines will be closed – if for any reason you are unable to reach our voicemail service, please […]
Welsh Netball Recommends Community Netball ‘Pause’ for Christmas Holidays
After reviewing the latest government guidelines and the reduced self-isolation period (now 10 days from 14) we recommend that community netball ‘pauses’ in Wales on Monday December 14. This means that should anyone need to self-isolate, they would be able to complete the 10 day isolation period before Christmas Eve. This is suggested to help protect netballers and […]